学术报告

　　报告题目: Integrating Bioactive Signals into Polymers for Tissue Engineering Applications

　　报告人: Prof. Laura A Poole-Warren

　　(Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, the University of New South Wales)

　　日期: 2014年6月19日（星期四）下午3:00

　　地点: 4号楼14楼第二会议室

　　联系人:常江（2804）

　　Personal information

　　Professor Poole-Warren was awarded a PhD degree from the University of New South Wales in 1990 and held various appointments at UNSW after joining the academic staff in 1995. These include Associate Dean Research Training and Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Engineering (2005-2009) and Professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering (2009). She was appointed Dean of Graduate Research in 2010 and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Training) in 2012.

　　Professor Poole-Warren continues to lead a research group in biomedical engineering focusing on design and understanding of biosynthetic polymers for medical applications.

　　Selected Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Biomaterial Science and Engineering (FBSE) 2012
• Convenor (Elected), Council of Deans and Directors of Graduate Research, Australia, 2014-2016
• Continental Council Member (Elected), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society, Asia Pacific Chapter. 2012-present
• International Liaison Delegate (Elected), Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, 2010-present
• Core Member, Advisory Committee on Medical Devices Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Commonwealth Government of Australia. 2003-2013
• Selected Publications [total>100; citations 2,059; h-index=24 (google scholar)]
• Young C, Rozario K, Serra C, Poole-Warren LA, Martens PJ. “PVA-Heparin Biosynthetic Microspheres produced by microfluidics and UV photopolymerisation.” Microbiofluidics, 7 (4), art. no. 044109, 2013
• Green RA, Hassarati RT, Goding J, Baek S, Lovell NH, Martens PJ, Poole-Warren LA, "Conductive hydrogels: Mechanically robust hybrids for use as biomaterials," Macromolecular Bioscience, 12 (4), 494–501, 2012.
• Cheng, JYC; Raghunath, M; Whitelock, JM; Poole-Warren, LA "Matrix components and scaffolds for sustained islet function." Tissue Engineering Part B:Reviews, 17(4), p235-47, 2011
• Green RA, Lovell NH, Poole-Warren LA. Impact of co-incorporating laminin-peptide dopants and neurotrophic growth factors on conducting polymer properties. ActaBiomaterialia6: 63-71, 2010.
• Green RA, Lovell NH, Poole-Warren LA. Cell attachment functionality of bioactive conducting polymers for neural interfaces. Biomaterials. 30; 3637–3644, 2009
• Green RA, Lovell NH, Wallace GG, Poole-Warren LA. Conducting polymers for neural interfaces: Challenges in developing an effective long-term implant. Biomaterials. 29(24-25): 3393-3399, 2008
• A. Nilasaroya, L.A. Poole-Warren, J.M. Whitelock, P.J. Martens. Structural and functional characterisation of poly(vinyl alcohol) and heparin hydrogels, Biomaterials 29(35): 4658-64, 2008.
• D. Mawad, L.A. Poole-Warren, P. Martens, L.H. Koole, T.L.B. Slots,and C.S.J. van Hooy-Corstjens. Synthesis and Characterization of Radiopaque Iodine-containing Degradable PVA Hydrogels, Biomacromolecules, 9(1): 263-268, 2008.
• Simmons A, Padsalgikar A, Poole-Warren LA. Biostability and biological performance of a PDMS-based polyurethane for controlled drug release. Biomaterials 29(20):2987-2995, 2008

　　Synergistic Activities

• Program Committee, 10th World Biomaterials Congress, Montreal. 2016
• Scientific Advisory Committee, Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. 2013 – present
• Advisory group member, ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Science. 2012-present
• Vice-Chair, Women in Medical and BiologicalEngineering, IFMBE. 2012-2015.
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Biomaterials Research and Engineering 2009-present
• Editorial Board, Biomaterials 2003-2011 (number 1 impact factor journal for the field)
• Committee Member, TERMIS AP Conference 2010
• Chair, ASBTE Annual Meeting combined with the 3rd Biomaterials, Implantables and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (BITE&RM), Sydney Australia. 2009

　　Website: https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-laura-poole-warren

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